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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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